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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5523

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Halsan, Zimmerman, Garrett and Rasmussen; by request of Department of General Administration

Read first time 2/3/87 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to state government; and amending RCW 43.19.185.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 45, Laws of 1982 1st ex. sess. and RCW 43.19.185 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) The director of general administration through the state purchasing and material control director shall develop a system for state agencies and departments to use credit cards or similar devices to make purchases.  The director may contract ((with a financial institution or institutions in this state)) to administer the credit cards.

          (2) The director of general administration through the state purchasing and material control director shall adopt rules for:

          (a) The distribution of the credit cards;

          (b) The authorization and control of the use of the credit cards;

          (c) The credit limits available on the credit cards;

          (d) Instructing users of gasoline credit cards to use self-service islands whenever possible;

          (e) Payments of the bills; and

          (f) Any other rule necessary to implement or administer the program under this section.